Sifter, strainer, and masher.



T. F. DEVLIN.

SIFTBB, STRAINER, AND MASHER. APPLIOATION FILED APB. s, 1910.

Patented Oct. 1I, 19.10.

wlTNEssEs INVEDITB By JIM" i THOMAS FRANCIS DEVLIN, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

SIFTER, STRAINER, AND MASI-IER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed April 5, 1910.

Patented Oct. 1i, 1910.

serial No. 553,585.

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, THOMAS FRANCIS Dnv- LIN, a citizen of the United States, residing in the city and county of Philadelphia, State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Sifter, Strainer, and AMasher, of which the following is a specification.

The invention consists of a beater, presser, or the like, having the novel. features of construction hereinafter described and claimed.

. For the purpose of explaining the invention, thc accompanying drawing illustrates a satisfactory reduction of the same to practice.

Figure l represents a perspective 'View of a sifter, strainer and inasher embodying this invention. Fig. 2 represents a vertical section on line m- Fig. l. Fig. 3 represents a vertical section on line 11/ y Fig. l. Fig. et represents a side elevation of a portion of the means employed for mounting the handle of the device on the frame or stand thereof.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the figures.

Referring to the drawings :WA designates a stand or frame of skeleton form composed of side members and transversely extending rods connecting the same, two of said rods connecting the upper corners of said side members and B designates a bed of reticulated, foraminous or perforated metal or material of semi-cylindrical or circular shape, it being seated in said stand A, and having on its upper edges the out-turned flanges C, whereby it may be sustained on the top cross rods and side members of the stand and removed therefrom and substituted by a bed with a different mesh or openings therein according to the kind of work required.

The sides of the frame are substantially semicircular and have upon their inner faces inwardly projecting` semicircular flanges A at their edges in which the ends of the semicylindrical bed have full support. The substantially semicircular ends of the bed are solid, and their upper edges are bent outward to form the outwardly bent flanges which rest upon the straight and unbroken upper edges of the sides of the frame.

The flanges C at the sides are in a lower plane than the flanges C at the ends, and the side flanges are bent upon themselves upon their under faces with the terminals extended inward toward each other, so that when the bed is forced down into position, the inturned edges will bear against the transverse rods and serve to frictionally hold the bed against accidental displacement and at the same time concealing said rods and giving a linished appearance to the device.

D designates a handle bar from which depends the arms E, which enter the bed B and carry on their lower ends the rollers F which are adapted to ride on said bed in the circular direction thereof.

Gr designates supplemental arms which depend from the outer ends of the bar D on the exterior of the stand A, and have on their lower ends, the bifurcations or forks H, which are fitted on the gudgeons J, the latter being secured to the opposite ends of the stand A, and project outwardly therefrom.

On the sides of the arms G, are latches l( which are pivotally connected therewith and are provided with laterally extending curved slots L whereby said latches may engage with the gudgeons J from below, and so prevent displacement ofthe arms Gr in upward and lateral directions especially during the rocking of the frame formed by the arms E, G and connected parts, it being seen that the arms E G connected by the bar D, form a frame which is adapted to swing or rock on said gudgeons from above, and said latches prevent the arms from disconnection from the gudgeons from below and turn on the gudgeons as part of the bearings of the swinging frame, they also closing the sides of the bifurcations H, preventing unseating of the walls of the bifurcations from said gudgeous in lateral direction, as also the ascent of the frame.

The operation is as follows The material to be sifted, strained or mashed is placed on the bed B and the rollers F are moved to and fro over said bed by the handle M on the bar D, whereby said material is worked and forced through the perforations of the bed and collected in any suitable manner beneath the open bottom of the stand.

If it is desired to remove the rollers or the bed, the latches K are thrown up whereby they clear the gudgeons J when the handle bar with its connected parts may be raised from said gudgeons and so entirely disconnected from the stand. Then the bed may be lifted from the stand for purpose of cleansing, repairs, etc. or substituted by a bed of different mesh or openings according,` to the requirements of various materials.

Then the bed is restored, the frame and rollers are reapplied, the forks .lil being fitted on the gudgeons and the latches K are lowered whereby they engage with said gudgeons when the frame and consequently the rollers F may be rocked or reciprocated as before, the gudgeons forming the bearings for said frame and the latchesl preventing disconnection of the frame from said bearings as hereinbefore stated, the curved slots L of the latches also serving to draw down the swinging frame tightlyv on the gudgeons and so hold the rollers F, in their motions on said frame, firmly to their work upon the foraininous bed.

For convenience in handling, the latcl K, are provided with thumb pie l, the use of which is evident.

Ity will be noticed that the interior of the bed is entirely unbroken without openings or projections by reason of the gudgeons and the arms bearing` upon the same being on the outside of said members so that there will be no places for any of the substances treated in the apparatus to lodge.

rllhe bed will be supported against the pressure from the rollers in the swinging frame by havingits ends resting in the flanges upon the inner sides of the side members of the support-ing frame.

Having thus described my invention what l claim new and desire to secure by Letters atent is ln a device of the character stated, a frame, a foraminous bed thereon, gudgeons on opposite ends of said stand, a handle bar7 arms depending` therefrom and disposed within said bed, a roller on the lower ends of said arms7 supplemental arms depending from said bar on the exterior of said stand and havingbifurcations thereon on their lower ends, said bifincations being freely mounted on said gudgeons, and latches movably mounted on said supplemental arms and havinfo)v slots adjacent. to .wid bifurcations adapted to embrace freely said gudgeons as bearings, retain said supplemental arms on said gudgeons and hold said roller firmly on said bed.

THOMAS FRANCIS DEVLIN. Yilitnesses Jorn* A. TWIEDERSHEIM, Wan CANER VIEDERSETM. 

